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  By Arianna Escobar, LPCC Arianna received her M.S. in multicultural community counseling and social justice education from SDSU (CBB) program. She has worked with diverse populations including adults, adolescents, system-involved youth and families, and is passionate about strengthening clients’ relationships with themselves and increasing their sense of self-compassion and authenticity in order to live a more fulfilling life.   Substance abuse recovery Recovery is possible! There are many ways to reach recovery, some may choose to go to an inpatient/outpatient treatment facility, a medical hospital or an outpatient mental health professional. Some people also choose to recover without clinical support. Regardless of the route you choose “Recovery always requires changing behavior, learning new coping skills, and finding new sources of interest.” ( Recovery from Addiction | Psychology Today). Exercise is one of many coping skills that can aid in the recovery process and here

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By Kim Marquardt, RN MSN This blog post is from the Nurse Kim archives of myth busting. I want to share some "alternative" or maybe just lesser known health and wellness viewpoints for you to chew on. *These posts are not intended as official medical advice. They ARE meant to be fun, informative, and thought provoking, hopefully sparking an interest for you to do your own research (you can start with the links I provide!) and discover the marvels of the human body, and how it can function at its optimal performance level if we understand how it works and interacts with our environment and our diet. I have a passion for health and wellness through lifestyle and nutrition and have done thousands of hours of research in addition to being a registered nurse for 23 years. I have done A LOT of self-experimentation in and around diet, lifestyle, body care, and supplementation and have spent a lot of time looking into the science behind it all (or lack thereof!). Check back weekly fo

  In Partnership with MiraCosta College Health Services  Welltrack Connect connects you with off campus therapists! welltrack-connnect.com Select "Sign up with university SSO" Select "MiraCosta College" Enter MiraCosta Email and Password. Select "Log In" Search our tailored directory of off-campus therapists specialized in student mental health!

By Claudia Alvarado-Sasse Claudia Alvarado-Sasse is a Clinical Mental Health Counseling student at the University of San Diego. After working with the San Diego community for over 10 years and seeing firsthand the high need for culturally competent, accessible, and adequate mental health services, she became motivated to pursue her master's degree to help address this gap and bring high quality mental health services to all. Claudia speaks Spanish, English, a little Brazilian Portuguese and is very fluent in Spanglish. Addiction Addiction has been, and continues to remain, a heavily stigmatized health problem in our society. People who experience addiction to drugs and/or alcohol have often been perceived as failing morally and having no willpower to stop. Although addiction research began around the late 19th century (Musto, 1996), it wasn’t until 1956 when the American Medical Association (AMA) declared alcoholism an illness, and eventually in 1987, it became declared as a diseas

  By Rachel Yi Ling Benson Rachel is a registered associate marriage and family therapist (AMFT), who has partnered with students to provide support around depression, anxiety, imposter syndrome, social anxiety, stress, grief, and academic and employment challenges. She is originally from Hong Kong, and she speaks several languages, including Cantonese and Mandarin. Thinking about quitting or cutting back on alcohol? Notice alcohol is affecting your daily life, but not able to find the motivation to quit or cut back? When you have been drinking alcohol for a long time, changing your regular habit can be hard. Finding the motivation to change can be even harder. However, thinking about quitting or cutting back is the first step of the change! What is Your Motivation? Think about the motivation behind your action and your goal! When you know drinking alcohol is affecting your daily life, write down why you want to change. Think about all the implications of your decision, and explore the